I'm asked by different people that I meet on at least a semi regular basis if I'm from
the UK. I often find people quite surpised when they discover I was born and have
lived in the states. Yes, I know it's much more difficult to fool the English with
their own accent, but I imagiine after living in the country for five or ten years, I
will blend in well enough.
Why brit flag breifs? Because it's a novelty! Yes, I have been to the UK and I find
it quite charming. The English economy IS a sort of democratic socialism (high
duties, helthcare provided, etc.). It's not perfect Marxism, but it's a bit nicer
then what we have here in the states. England has a wounderful leftist movement
including the working class peoples who helped form the mods.
-Tom
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>From : [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To : [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date : 28 March 2001 06:18:28
Subject : RE: RE:brit flag seatcovers
Dude....if you're a �writer� learn to freakin spell. You are an >American, get used
to it, and PLEASE don't
>embarrass yourself (and the rest of this country) by copping a fake
>accent and saying things like �shite�.
>WHY would you want British flag briefs? That is what I'm getting
>at,....have you actually BEEN to the UK?
>Or is this some Anglophile escapist fantasy? Capitalism is rather
>�rampant� over there as well.
>
>A) Nobody in America will believe you're English, regardless of your
>seatcovers or fake accent.
>B) I rather damn sure you won't pull the wool over an Englishman's eyes
>either.
>
>But hey,....good luck,....and uh, don't say I didn't warn you...
>
>Dan
>
>
>
>[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>> Shite, friend, I'm tempted to join the punks, where I'm a bit freer to
>> express myself as I like. Who CARES if it's not a Brit car? A Brit
>> flag seatcover is no different then a Brit flag beach towl or Brit flag
>> bikini briefs. As for critisisms of my divers choise of words, I am a
>> writer, playing whith strange words and phrases is what I do for sport.
>> In addition, just this saturday one of my English friends was
>> complementing me on my ability to speak with a much more convincing
>> English accent then most americans. Regarding Top Gear, I am referring
>> to the BBC Top Gear auto mag. My dislike of the states is rooted
>> generally in a contempt for american ideology (rampent capitalism,
>> etc.).
>>
>> -Tom
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From : Daniel Geddes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> To : [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> Date : 28 March 2001 02:31:59
>> Subject : RE:brit flag seatcovers
>> Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2001 07:31:33 +0100 (GMT+01:00)>From:
>> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> >Subject: Re: brit flag seatcovers
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >Yes, I'm a bloody American. By birth only. After college I'm leaving
>> >the
>> >country immediatly.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >****OK, Number one...if you're American, stop saying �bloody�.
>> >Number two....evn if you leave the country (and stay away forever)
>> >you are STILL American, in my book.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >As for the grand am, I'm a starving college student. This is the sort
>> >of
>> >auto your average starving american college student drives. I even
>> >called
>> >around to different import car shoppes to find a mini, but to no avail.
>> >My
>> >next car, assuming I have a real adult income, will probably be German.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >*****Number three....OK, guess what? I had one of those piece of shit
>> >Grand
>> >Ams as well (bought it off my parents, drove it across country almost
>> >ten
>> >years ago, and it promptly died)
>> >Number four....Americans don't spell it �shoppes�,...Who does?
>> >Number five....If you buy a German car will it still have Union Jack
>> >seat
>> >covers?. THAT is my question...if YOU aren't English, and the CAR ain't
>> >English....why the flag?
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >So the English dislike Pontiacs? I understand your fond of Fords, I see
>> >enough adds in Top Gear magazine intl. edition. What's so different
>> >between
>> >a Ford and a Pontiac?
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >*****Number six...I have no idea if the English dislike Pontiacs (if
>> >they
>> >were smart they would) I don't even know if they sell them there. I like
>> >OLD
>> >Fords ( I have a '61 Falcon) but I'm not sure how you would know this
>> >about
>> >me. I haven't put out an issue of Top Gear since '91 and I never had
>> >ANYTHING about either car in ANY issue so....I dunno, explain that one.
>> >
>> >The point was about that seatcovers, but hey, it's your life...
>> >If you don't mind people laughing at you....put 'em on a primered Camaro
>> >fer
>> >God's sake....it's about as relevant.
>> >
>> >Dan
>> >
>
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